Volume 1, Chapter 37: What a Calculating Man with an Extra Y Chromosome!

Xiao Beiming had a sudden inspiration and bit through the tip of his tongue.

The pain brought him back to his senses. At last, he stopped trembling and calmed himself.

He rose to his feet, placed the saddlebag on the horse’s back, took hold of the reins, and led the horse out of the valley.

He had barely emerged when a fine, close spring rain began to fall from the sky.

Dazhuang had been holding himself back for a long time. The moment he heard the captain order them to fire, he mounted the machine gun and began sweeping the area with a relentless rat-a-tat-tat. Biaozi had been brooding for several days, and now he stood up as well, gripping his submachine gun and firing to his heart’s content.

Perhaps a single word from me would be enough to make Xue Qingcheng and Niu Geng surrender the throne of supremacy. But if that were the case, what meaning would such a struggle have?

One had to understand that if anyone were asked what the most powerful immortal treasure in the Immortal Realm was, without a doubt, everyone would think of Lord Lao’s Furnace.

The Shang soldiers fled in scattered groups, but the fleeing Rong tribesmen were even more dispersed. They were spread across the battlefield in groups of dozens or hundreds, having created this killing ground where deathly energy billowed upward. That same aura of death now wrapped tightly around them.

The poison pill in Luo Ziyu’s mouth was defined by its medicinal effect—in other words, its toxicity. If Luo Ziyu’s cultivation reached a certain level, or if she could condense the poisonous spiritual energy within her body by some other means and form it into a pill, that would naturally be the simplest method.

The only thing that left Xu Tingsheng somewhat conflicted was that his luck at the beginning of this year seemed not to be as strong as it had been last year. Last year, he had played only a few rounds, yet Heavenly Wins and Earthly Wins had come one after another.

Xu Tian’s heart jolted. His true essence rampaged through his body, yet he forcibly steadied himself in midair. Seeing Yan Shi’s back as he was about to leave, Xu Tian thrust his sword forward with all his strength, secretly rejoicing in his heart.

“Remnant souls, remnant souls—where are they? Why would there be remnant souls inside the Abyss’s main camp? What do they want them for?” I muttered to myself as I arrived at the largest tent in the main camp. It was the only place that ignored the monkey, and more than a thousand monsters stood guard outside in tight formation.

Regardless of the relationship between the two of them, the dean harbored no ill intentions toward Luo Ziyu. On the contrary, he was wholeheartedly protecting her, so Xinyi saw no need to pry into the matter or ask too many questions.

Everyone followed Yan Shi’s gaze. Seeing this strange scene, they were all astonished. A look of incredulous delight appeared on Zhuanxu Hong’s face. The accident that might have caused numerous deaths had ended without incident, and a smile immediately spread across his features.

Though Shadow-Sealing Stones were not valuable objects, such a vast quantity of them appearing at once would be more than even an ordinary immortal sect could bear.

Apart from Nanyu, there were three men in the car. One was driving, while the other two held Nanyu between them, one on either side.

Meanwhile, after Mu Bai put away the Golden Mother Furnace, Jiang Luocheng soon refined the pill required by the challenge as well.

As he spoke, he walked toward the outside. “From now on, let’s have less to do with each other.”

I followed behind him. After a few steps, Huo Jidu turned back and regarded me with an amused expression. His lips pressed together slightly.

“Stop following me. You don’t need to worry about how the people above will deal with me. Since I did it, I’ve already prepared my countermeasures.”

The smile at the corners of his lips deepened.

Could I actually be angry? Obviously not.

“Secretary Song, you’re truly amusing. Do I need you to offer advice about my affairs with Major General Su? Besides, what do you mean by praising one person while putting down another?”

I had no intention of being so aggressive. I only wanted to settle the matter peacefully, but the sight of Secretary Song sitting there with his legs crossed made me deeply uncomfortable.

The instant the six of them left, the two stone pillars collapsed with a thunderous roar, completely transforming into a heap of flying dust. It seemed that the sole purpose of their existence had been to make people remember that, at some particular moment, in this very place, such a question and answer had once taken place.

“If you intend to make a move, then come out. Keep testing me and anger me, and I’ll kill you—believe me or not.”

Zhan Tian spoke calmly toward the distance, yet his voice carried far.